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Method of treating dyskinesia

US9918980B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey · US

Inventors

M. Maral Mouradian · Princeton, US
Steven P. Braithwaite · Redwood City, US
Michael Voronkov · Cranbury, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 1, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K31/485
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods of treating patients with dyskinesias, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a dual-action μ-opioid receptor antagonist/κ-opioid receptor agonists or prodrug thereof to a subject in need thereof, sufficient to mitigate the dyskinesia. Alternatively, a combination of both a mu-opioid receptor antagonist or prodrug thereof, and a kappa-opioid receptor agonist or prodrug thereof can be administered, either together or separately.

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